Tag: Tiny

Posted May 09, 2018 16:07:09 Photo: Close up of Jono in his new temporary cage at the Orangutan Foundation International (ABC News: Phil Hemingway) It’s 4:00am at an animal shelter deep in Jakarta’s suburbs, and a small team moves quickly through the night, following a tiny circle of light shone …

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Riverland record smashed by pumpkin Record-breaking crowds have squashed into the tiny town of Collector, north-east of Canberra, for its annual pumpkin festival. The 300 residents hosted over 16,000 visitors to the weekend festival, which is the peak fundraising event on Collector’s calendar. …

Posted May 07, 2018 16:06:33 Photo: Festival stalwart “Pumpkin Joe” was just one of the thousands in attendance. (ABC Canberra: Michael Black) Related Story:
Riverland record smashed by pumpkin Record-breaking crowds have squashed into the tiny town of Collector, north-east of Canberra, for its annual pumpkin festival. The 300 residents …

Updated May 04, 2018 12:01:53 Photo: Carnivorous marsupials are slowly losing their habitat because of fire and land clearing (ABC News: Connie Agius) Tiny native marsupials at risk because of land clearing are getting new homes thanks to an army of Victorian volunteers. The 1,000 Hollows Project — one of …

Posted April 25, 2018 16:58:13 Photo: Local grazier Jim Treloar’s great-great-uncle served at Beersheba. (ABC News: Sofie Wainwright) Hosting the only dawn service for 280 kilometres, the tiny South Australian country town of Manna Hill gets a tenfold population boost every Anzac Day, thanks to an influx of people paying …

Posted April 11, 2018 12:59:55 Photo: The pilot project in Ellenbrook features 11 micro lots, starting at $300,000. (ABC News: Leigh McDonald) Could you live on a block that’s smaller than three shipping containers put together? Or a block just slightly bigger than an AFL goal square? That is the …

Posted March 29, 2018 08:00:24 Photo: Wagait Beach is a 120km journey by car from Darwin or a 10-minute ride by ferry. (ABC Radio Darwin: Jesse Thompson) Perched on the north-eastern tip of the Cox Peninsula, Wagait Beach can seem very isolated or not isolated at all, depending on how …

Posted March 27, 2018 18:31:52 Photo: The shipping container to tiny house conversion team stand outside their work (ABC News: Laura Beavis) A year-long volunteer project to convert a shipping container into a one-bedroom home has left Gerryd Bogie struggling to describe how the experience has affected him. “I loved …

Posted March 22, 2018 06:42:52 Photo: Profits from the sale of the houses will go to fund the children’s Kids Under Cover. (ABC News: Danielle Bonica) Would you buy a trendy micro-home with a starting price tag of $120,000? The tiny house movement has inspired lifestyle shows and social media …